Positive Resources to Promote Well Being in Educational and Work Contexts and in Career Trajectories

Dear Colleagues,

In last decades scientific literature has shown an increasing interest in mental health, well-being and quality of life of people in various life contexts. Therefore, researchers and professionals in psychosocial area are focused in studying the role that psychosocial factors play in the promotion of the best adaptation between persons and environment; they are interested in understanding human optimal functioning, more specifically in identifying the resources involved in coping with challenges of the recent economic and social changes, especially in valued contexts such as work or academic contexts. In these areas, the development of positive psychology has had a significant impact since it focuses on the preventive and promotional enhancement of people's psychosocial skills and resources. This collection is aimed to address the field of domain specific well-being (assessment tools, empirical research, experimentation of professional practices); the core theme is the construction of career paths and life trajectories – within school, university and working contexts – that can significantly affect the individual meaning of life and the subjective well-being. Particular attention will be given to a) the career transitions between one context and another; b) the study of all those factors that promote the aspirations of vulnerable segments of the population to pursue dignified and satisfactory career paths.The transitions, although no longer the only “elective territory” for career counselling and career education interventions, nevertheless represent a critical step to increase feelings of uncertainty and the experience of concern and discomfort for individuals. Moreover, well-being cannot be considered only at individual level: as the recent pandemic has shown us, accentuating social inequalities even with respect to the different jobs performed by people, we have to consider the relationship between individual well-being and success, on one hand, and the complex dynamic with the social dimensions and whole community well-being, on the other.

Positive psychology and career counselling; Positive psychology and career education; Vulnerabilities and vocational guidance; Aspirations, decent work and social inequalities; Career transitions in time of uncertainty; Career transitions in emerging adulthood; Career transitions in vulnerable people.

Prof. Dr. Paola Magnano
Andrea Zammitti
Dr. Ernesto Lodi
Collection Editors

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